My trusty Neu 1107 2y from my 4s 450SE is due for a bearing so I thought of giving the 450m motor a try. I just wish Align would make a 10 and 11 tooth pinion for the 450m. I had to chuck a old brass Align pinion in a lathe to get it to fit the 3.5 mm shaft. You might ask why I didn't try another motor. I like the idea of a bigger bearing supporting the motor shaft. Time will tell if it lasts. I'm not complaining about the Neu motor though. It lasted 3yrs with no oiling till a few months ago.

Here's the Eagle Tree plot from today.
At 1.7m is an upright climb out.
The 787 watt peak is during some sloppy tick tocking.

I cropped the graph so it starts after soft start on the ground 0 pitch at 3360 rpm. It was kinda scary holding my planker tach over the rotor. I need to get the rpm expander for the logger.

I sure wish Align or some entrepreneurial person would make a 11t 3.5mm i.d. pinion.... I'd like a 10t but I don't think there would be enough meat on there to hold. How about it Align? Sell a pinion and an external bec(since the 35x esc bec can't handle 4s) in them little plastic cases. Call it the 4s super duper set..........

what is your flight time?

- Dan GoldsteinTeam Revolectrix

Hi Dan, my timer is set to 7 mins. I'm using the 450m while my Neu gets a new pinion. I had my timer set to 8mins with the Neu. The low duration for the 450m is because I can't fit a pinion smaller than 11t.